GMB Birmingham & West Midlands Region

Caparo Oldbury - Support British Steel

GMB MEMBERS RALLY ON FRI 23 OCT WITH LOCAL MP AT CAPARO AUTOMOTIVE PLANT IN OLDBURY FOR GOVERNMENT ACTION TO SAVE STEEL INDUSTRY

The steel industry has been the cornerstone of the industrial life of the Black Country and without action this industry will be completely destroyed says GMB

GMB members employed at the Caparo automotive parts manufacturing plant at Rood End Road in Oldbury will hold a protest rally on the state of the steel industry outside the plant at 1.00pm on Friday 23rd October. Caparo went into administration on Monday 19th October.

This plant employs up to 250 workers making components for the automotive industry. Some of their customers are Honda, Ford, Rolls Royce and British Aerospace.

Adrian Bailey Labour Party MP West Bromwich West MP will be there from 12.45pm to 1.30pm to meet and talk to GMB members affected by the company going into administration.

The details of the rally are as follows:

At 1.00pm Friday 23rd October 2015

Outside Caparo site

Rood End Road
Oldbury
West Midlands, B69 4NN

There will be members there with flags and banners. They will be available for interview.

Russell Farrington, GMB Organiser, said "The majority of the jobs at Caparo are highly skilled manufacturing jobs based here in Sandwell making products for Honda, Ford, Rolls Royce and British Aerospace.

GMB are obviously concerned about the impact on our members and have been working this week to support them at this difficult time.

GMB have arranged for workers at the troubled company's site in Oldbury to meet Adrian Bailey to listen to their concerns at this worrying time.

The steel industry has been the cornerstone of the industrial life of the Black Country."

If we don't do something soon, this industry will be completely destroyed. Around 1500 employees of Caparo in this region alone are facing the prospect of losing their jobs.

Adrian Bailey will listen to our members and take their concerns back to Parliament."

Adrian Bailey MP added “This is a grim day for employees in the Black Country. It is a reflection of the wider problems within the steel industry and the indifference of the government to a situation which has been obvious for a long time.

I am pressing the Government to bring forward a number of measures on business rates, energy costs and steel dumping to release pressure on our industry.”